At the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, they are seeing spots ... is an important goal for cheetahs in captivity and in the wild, since the big cats are at risk for developing ailments such as kidney and liver disease, Ms. Sturgeon said.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur ... They're named for the Amur River in far eastern Russia where nearly all the big cats are still found the wild.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur ... They're named for the Amur River in far eastern Russia where nearly all the big cats are still found the wild. Nature & Environment Environment

One of three baby Amur leopards -- one of the most endangered cats in the world -- shows its ... during their first news conference at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium yesterday. Even so, the cubs with big black spots dotting their foot-long bodies charmed ...

Post-Gazette •
18 years ago

http://old.post-gazette.com/magazine/20000906leopard2.asp

California Death Prompts Questions About Lion Attacks

(Also see "Pittsburgh Zoo Tragedy: Why Did African Wild ... CP: Lions attract a lot of attention: Lion Country Safari, the Lion King, Born Free, Chronicles of Narnia, the Cowardly Lion, etc. They are big fluffy mammals with cute cubs and affectionate ...

PITTSBURGH ... nearly all the big cats are still found the wild. Poaching and loss of habitat have reduced the Amur tiger population to about 400 in the wild. RELATED LINKS More Local News More Reports From Kimberly Gill Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG …

Dragons in Pennsylvania: Not exactly the Game of Thrones flying fire-breathers, but dragons nevertheless

Only about 4,000 of the big reptiles live in the wild on a scattering of small Indonesian islands. Another 300 or so live in zoos, mostly in the U.S., including the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium ... behave more like big cats, such as lions and tigers ...

The Pittsburgh Zoo is purchasing ... for animal programs of the Philadelphia Zoo, said that instead of expanding the elephant habitat, the zoo decided to devote more space to its children’s zoo and to its big cats and gorillas. “We feel good about ...

New York Times •
12 years ago

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/us/05elephant.html

Top 10 Animal Bites that will Completely Destroy You

The Tasmanian devil seems to have the most powerful bite relative to its body size of any living animal tested, at 200 psi followed closely by the African Painted Dogs (that killed a two year old boy who fell into their pit in the Pittsburgh Zoo yesterday).

Extra Baggs: Tomlinson and Duffy shared a house but took different roads, the Giants’ schedule is about to ramp way up, a peach of a note, etc.

“No, he didn’t bring the cat,” Tomlinson said. The game story delves into the ... And the composed yet relentless nature of Tomlinson’s at-bats in his first big league start – two-out, two-strike, two-run single in the first inning followed ...